In the German parliament (Bundestag) named the new chancellor of Germany. According to the results of the vote, Olaf Scholz became the winner..
Meeting, where the decision was made, broadcasts German TV channel N24.
Scholz was a candidate for the post of head of the government of Germany from the Social Democratic Party. Voted for him 395 deputies of the German Parliament with their total number 736 human. Scholz needed at least 369 votes. The vote was secret, there was no debate before him.
Further, the new head of the German government will be approved by the President of Germany, Walter Steinmeier. After that, he will have to go through the ceremony of taking the oath in front of representatives of the main legislative body of Germany..
Age of the new Chancellor 63 of the year. He will take this position instead of Angela Merkel, who headed the German government and was considered the most influential politician in Europe for 16 years. can say, that in the last parliamentary elections her party, Christian Democratic Union (HDS), suffered a crushing defeat, getting a little more 24 percent of the vote.
Prior to this, Olaf Scholz served in the Merkel-led government as vice chancellor and head of the German Ministry of Finance.. Therefore, it is difficult to call him a new person in the German Cabinet..
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